Labuschagne retained for South Africa Test series despite pressure

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Summary

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne has been retained for the upcoming Test series against South Africa despite recent struggles in his batting form. Labuschagne scored a duck in his last match and averaged just 28.86 in the previous series against Bangladesh. The decision to retain him was made by Cricket Australia, but no explanation was given for the choice.
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Story summary

The Australian cricket team's tour of South Africa has been under pressure after their recent performances, but Australian selector George Bailey has decided to retain Marnus Labuschagne in the squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa. The decision comes despite criticism that Labuschagne's form has been inconsistent and he may not be the best choice for the team. This is a significant move as it shows that the selectors are sticking with players who have struggled recently, at least for now.

The team will be facing South Africa in a three-match Test series, which starts on November 3. The series is expected to be a tough one for Australia, given their recent performances and the strength of the South African team.

It's worth noting that there are several other cricket teams involved in various games and tournaments mentioned in this article, but the focus here is specifically on the Australian and South African teams.

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Topics

AAW AUS AUU IAW INU

Subjects

AUS ORG · 10× AAW ORG · 7× IAW ORG · 7× QUE ORG · 6× SAM ORG · 6× AUU ORG · 5× INU ORG · 5× TAS ORG · 5× VIC ORG · 5× WAU ORG · 5×

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Game not started, INA versus AUA Fri, 9 Oct, 6:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 11 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Sun, 11 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus ACM Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus BHW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus SAM Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus PSW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus TAS Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus ACM Tue, 13 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus PSW Tue, 13 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus QUE Tue, 13 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Wed, 14 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Wed, 14 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Wed, 14 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Fri, 16 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ACM Sat, 17 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Sat, 17 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, STW versus MRW Sat, 17 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE Sat, 17 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, ACM versus MSW Sat, 17 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus ASW Sun, 18 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, MRW versus HHW Sun, 18 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 18 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Sun, 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Mon, 19 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE Mon, 19 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Mon, 19 Oct, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 20 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, versus Tue, 20 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, versus Tue, 20 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Wed, 21 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, versus Thu, 22 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Sat, 24 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Sat, 24 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 27 Oct, 7:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Wed, 28 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus WAU Thu, 29 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus STW Thu, 29 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus HHW Fri, 30 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus NSW Fri, 30 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus SSW Sat, 31 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, QUE versus VIC Sat, 31 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MSW Sat, 31 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MRW Sun, 1 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Sun, 1 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus HHW Mon, 2 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus PSW Wed, 4 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus MRW Thu, 5 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus BHW Thu, 5 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Fri, 6 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus SSW
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Labuschagne retained for South Africa Test series despite pressure · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Game not started, IAW versus AAW asserted
Game → start → AAW
Tue, 15 Sept, 5:30 pm, Game not started, ZIM versus AUS Tue, 15 Sept, 10:30 pm, Game not started, IAW versus AAW Thu, 17 Sept, 10:30 pm, asserted
Game → start → AAW
Game not started, IAW versus AAW Fri, 18 Sept, 1:30 pm, Game not started, INU versus AUU Fri, 18 Sept, 4:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus SAM Fri, 18 Sept, 5:30 pm, Game not started, ZIM versus AUS Sat, 19 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, QUE versus VIC Sun, 20 Sept, 4:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus TAS Sun, 20 Sept, 5:30 pm, Game not started, ZIM versus AUS Sun, 20 Sept, 6:30 pm, Game not started, IAW versus AAW Mon, 21 Sept, 1:30 pm, Game not started, INU versus AUU Tue, 22 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Tue, 22 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, QUE versus NSW Wed, 23 Sept, 10:30 am, Game not started, SAM versus TAS Wed, 23 Sept, 1:30 pm, Game not started, IAW versus AAW Wed, 23 Sept, 1:30 pm, Game not started, INU versus AUU Thu, 24 Sept, 6:00 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Fri, 25 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus NSW Fri, 25 Sept, 6:30 pm, Game not started, IAW versus AAW Sun, 27 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, INU versus AUU Sun, 27 Sept, 6:00 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Tue, 29 Sept, 9:30 am, Game not started, SYW versus QUW Tue, 29 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, IAW versus AAW Tue, 29 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Tue, 29 Sept, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIW versus SAS Tue, 29 Sept, 4:00 pm, Game not started, WAW versus TAW Wed, 30 Sept, 9:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Thu, 1 Oct, 9:30 am, Game not started, SYW versus QUW Thu, 1 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIW versus SAS Thu, 1 Oct, 4:00 pm, Game not started, WAW versus TAW Mon, 5 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INU versus AUU Tue, 6 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Wed, 7 Oct, 10:30 am, asserted
Game → start → d
Game not started, VIC versus SAM Thu, 8 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus TAS Thu, 8 Oct, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus QUE Fri, 9 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Fri, 9 Oct, 3:00 pm, asserted
Game → start → BAW
Game not started, INA versus AUA Fri, 9 Oct, 6:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 11 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Sun, 11 Oct, 3:00 pm, Game not started, INA versus AUA Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus ACM Mon, 12 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus BHW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus SAM Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus PSW Mon, 12 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus TAS Tue, 13 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus ACM Tue, 13 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus PSW Tue, 13 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus QUE Tue, 13 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Wed, 14 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW Wed, 14 Oct, 2:50 pm, Game not started, AUW versus BAW Wed, 14 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW Fri, 16 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ACM Sat, 17 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, HHW versus PSW Sat, 17 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, STW versus MRW Sat, 17 Oct, 10:30 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE Sat, 17 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, ACM versus MSW Sat, 17 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus ASW Sun, 18 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, MRW versus HHW Sun, 18 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW Sun, 18 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Sun, 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Sun, 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Mon, 19 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus QUE Mon, 19 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Mon, 19 Oct, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 20 Oct, 10:00 am, Game not started, versus Tue, 20 Oct, 2:30 pm, Game not started, versus Tue, 20 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Wed, 21 Oct, 2:00 pm, Game not started, versus Thu, 22 Oct, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUW versus NZW Sat, 24 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus VIC Sat, 24 Oct, 5:00 pm, Game not started, WAU versus NSW Tue, 27 Oct, 7:30 pm, Game not started, SAF versus AUS Wed, 28 Oct, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus WAU Thu, 29 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus STW Thu, 29 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus HHW Fri, 30 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, TAS versus NSW Fri, 30 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus SSW Sat, 31 Oct, 11:30 am, Game not started, QUE versus VIC Sat, 31 Oct, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MSW Sat, 31 Oct, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MRW Sun, 1 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus BHW Sun, 1 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus HHW Mon, 2 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus PSW Wed, 4 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus MRW Thu, 5 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus BHW Thu, 5 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW Fri, 6 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus SSW asserted
Game → start → SSW
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